2017 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League


The 2017 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League is the 38th season of top-tier football in Zimbabwe. The season begins on 1 April 2017. CAPS United are the defending champions, coming off their fifth league title.

Teams

The league expanded to 18 for the 2017 season, with 14 sides returning from the 2016 season and four promoted from the 2016 Zimbabwe Division 1, Bantu Rovers, Black Rhinos, Shabanie Mine and Yadah. On the other hand, Mutare City and Border Strikers finished as the bottom two teams of the 2016 season and will play in the Zimbabwe Division 1 for the 2017 season. CAPS United are the defending champions from the 2016 season.

Stadiums and locations

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity2016 season
Bantu RoversBulawayoBarbourfields Stadium32,000Zimbabwe Division 1
Black RhinosHarareGwanzura10,000Zimbabwe Division 1
Bulawayo CityBulawayoBarbourfields Stadium32,0008th in Premier League
CAPS UnitedHarareNational Sports Stadium60,000Premier League Champions
Chapungu UnitedGweruAscot Stadium5,00013th in Premier League
Chicken InnBulawayoLuveve Stadium8,0004th in Premier League
DynamosHarareRufaro Stadium35,0005th in Premier League
Harare CityHarareRufaro Stadium35,0009th in Premier League
HighlandersBulawayoBarbourfields Stadium32,0003rd in Premier League
How MineBulawayoLuveve Stadium8,00010th in Premier League
HwangeHwangeColliery Stadium15,00012th in Premier League
KaribaKaribaNyamhunga Stadium5,0006th in Premier League
Ngezi PlatinumNgeziBaobab Stadium1,0007th in Premier League
PlatinumZvishavaneMandava Stadium3,0002nd in Premier League
Shabanie MineZvishavaneMaglas Stadium5,000Zimbabwe Division 1
Triangle UnitedTriangleGibbo Stadium3,00011th in Premier League
TsholotshoBulawayoBarbourfields Stadium32,00014th in Premier League
YadahChitungwizaChibuku Stadium3,000Zimbabwe Division 1

Results

League table


Result table

All teams play in a double round robin system.

Season statistics

Goals

Top scorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Bukhosi SibandaBantu RoversYadah7-26 5 2017